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SWINGING STRAW-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,301, dated January28, 1890.

Application filed May 20, 1889. Serial No. 311,365. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH HOVEY, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Florida, in'the county of Henry and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Swinging StrawStackers;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawin gs, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is atop plan view. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a vertical section onthe line X Xof Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail. Fig. 6 is anenlarged detail perspective view showing more particularly theturn-table and adjunctive parts. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectionalview thereof.

In the embodiment of my invention I employ abase-frame A, of suitableconstruction, which is bolted at its inner lower end to the rear end ofthe frame a of the grain-separator, preferably by plates 0. a, oneapplied to the under side of each sill a of the two frames at theirmeeting points and bolted in place thereto, thus uniting the stacker andseparator.

B is the drivingshaft for the stacker, having a pulley b on one enddriven by a belt (not shown) in turn driven from the separator. Appliedto the bearings 13' of this shaft is the folding frame 0 of an endlessbelt or belts G, which first receive the straw from the separator andconvey or deposit it upon the stackerbelt D. The first or lower sectionO of the beltbearing frame 0 is fined or stationary,

the upper section 0" folding against the derrick-frame H, hereinafterreferred to.

The stacker-belt frame D is shown com posed of three hinged-together orfolding sections D D D"; but it maybe formed of more or less sections,if desired, and is designed to fold up compactly closely to the belt orapron 0 when also folded. The stacker apron or belt D consists,preferably, of a series of supplementary endless belts 0, connectedtogether by transverse slats or bars, and encom passing rolls or pulleysc c upon two shafts c c, the upper shaft 0 being hung in suitable boxes0' at the upper ends of the sectional side pieces of the stacker-beltframe D. Upon the lower shaft c is supported the lower or bottom sectionof the stacker-belt frame D, the side bars of said section havingapplied thcreto at their lower ends eyes or boxes cl ('1, through whichsaid shaft passes, but without affecting the said section. This shaft 0is supported or journaled in suitable boxes d d, secured upon slightlyupwardly-extending portions of a turn-table E, giving the stacker thelatter, so as to deliver its load or contents in any desired direction,building the stack to the best advantage, orin widening or buildingoutward without requiring movement of the separator. This turn-table ispreferably supported upon oblique bars E secured upon the frame A, andhaving its longitudinal arm or portion IE centrally pivoted by apivotbolt 0 upon the rear cross-piece or sill E of the frame A, saidlongitudinal portion carrying a shaft 6, supported in any suitablemanner thereon. The longitudinal portion or arm E of the turn-table hasin its outer end a recess e and from the same at its sides dependspendants h. A short endless belt f encompasses a roll or pulley e on theouter end of the shaft 6, and a roll or pulley e upon and driving thelower stacker-belt shaft 0. The opposite end of the shaft 6 also carriesa pul ley or roll e and around this pulley is passed an endless belt g,which. also passes around or over two other pulleys 72, h, jo'urnaled inthe recess e in the outer end of the turntable E. Said belt g thencepasses down under two more pulleys or rolls '5 i, hung in the pendants hof the turn-table E, and from there it passes between two series ofpulleys or rolls jj, hung upon the under side of the frame A. Passingfrom these it is carried under two other pulleys or rolls K K,journaledbetween pendants K K of a sill of the frame A. From here thebelt is carried up and over a central pulley or roll 1 upon thedriving-shaft B, from which said belt receives its motion and throughwhich primarily the stacker-belt receives motion. This arrangement of ormanner of passing the belt g is made necessary by reason of the locationof the point a pivotal movement to permit the shifting offormed in Tshape, having its cross-piece E from which the motion istaken, the pointof application of the same, and the employment of the turn-table.

For the adjustment or raising and lowering of the stacker D D, I employa rope or chain F, which is connected to a branch rope or chain f,having its looped ends caughtor slipped upon either of two sets ofheaded pins or projections f f upon the sides of the stacker-belt frame.In an extended position of the stacker-belt frame the branch rope f isapplied to the projections or pins f but in its folded position thebranch rope isapplied to the pins or projectionsf The branch rope orchain f is held with its portions spread apart by the aperturedcross-bar f through Whose aperture said rope passes. The rope or chain Fpasses over a pulley f swiveled in the under side of the apex of thederrick G, pivotally supported upon the upper cross-bar of an uprightstationary frame H, secured upon the horizontal base-frame A. The ropeor chain F is Wound upon the drum or cylinder of a Windlass I, securedupon the top of the grain-separator, and the Windlass may be suitablybraced in position by a chain or rope k connected 'to a staple or hook71, upon the Windlass-frame, and to a ring or staple (not shown) securedfarther on to the top of the grain-separator. From this hook or staple his also extended a brace chain or rope h connecting with a bail 71/ hungupon the derrick G near its apex.

In lieu of the rolls or pulleys e e and the belt f, as shown, maybesubstituted sprocket wheels or pinions and an endless chain,respectively.

upon said turn-table, and an endless band.

driving said second shaft, and said endless band being driven from themain drivingshaft, the'latter band being carried over four or moreintermediate series of pulleys or rolls, substantially as shown anddescribed,

and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination,.with the supporting or base frame, of the turn-tablepivoted thereon, the shifting stacker-belt frame supported upon a shaftupon the turn-table, said shaft being driven by a band from a secondshaft upon said turn-table, an endless band driving said second shaft,and said endless band being driven from the main driving-shaft, thelatter band being carried over an intermediate series of pulleys orrolls, the folding frame supported upon the base-frame, and the endlessbelt or apron of said latter folding frame also driven by the maindriving-shaft, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IJOISEPH HOV-EY.

